AltWeeklies Wire
Less Sugar, More Spicenew
It’s as if Waters assembled a bunch of performerswho were born to be thorns in the flesh of the status quo and instructed them to remain calm at all times.
Fast-Food Documentary Shows Dark Side of Deliciousnessnew
The popular, excellent documentary "Super Size Me" is waddling across the country.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-07-2004 |
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Haiti's Jean Dominique Rememberednew
This hopeful documentary is a fitting capstone to the life of a man who made a difference in a time and place where it was (and is) so much easier not to.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-07-2004 |
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Film Takes On Zen Qualitiesnew
Difficult life lessons prove beautiful in Kim Ki-duk's meditative tale.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
MaryAnn Johanson |
08-07-2004 |
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Potter and Chums Enter Awkward Phasenew
With a new director on board, Harry Potter -- both the character and the franchise -- make a move from childhood to maturity.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-07-2004 |
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Film Turns Environmentalism Into Big Cheesy Fun
Sitting through the enviro-apocalyptic thriller The Day After Tomorrow is akin to watching The Weather Network while having a really bad acid trip.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
08-07-2004 |
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Harry Potter Battles Adolescence and Other Creepies
In the third movie adaptation of the J.K. Rowling series, Harry Potter (or maybe it’s just actor Daniel Radcliffe) is showing hints of the pimply stigmata of adolescence, and also displays the sullenness indicative of pubescent hormone poisoning.
Monday Magazine |
Robert Moyes |
08-07-2004 |
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"Secret Things" Leaves Nothing to the Imaginationnew
For "Shrek 2" and French director Jean-Claude Brisseau’s "Secret Things" to simultaneously show in the same theater complex feels appropriate—albeit only in a highly perverse way.
Boise Weekly |
Nicholas Collias |
08-07-2004 |
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There's a Spot for this Village in The Twilight Zonenew
Shyamalan has played the same hand one time too many: he coasts into this village that is wracked by the wages of fear, manipulation, and forestry.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-06-2004 |
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Tags: M. Night Shyamalan, The Village
The Samurai as Family Mannew
A near masterpiece, this atypical samurai movie is more an epic of the heart than the battlefield.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-06-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Twilight Samurai, Yoji Yomada
Flying in on a Wing and a Prayernew
A desperate young woman from Colombia, who hopes to better her life, becomes a drug mule for the syndicate, transporting heroin to the States.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-06-2004 |
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Palm Readersnew
This is what happens when the "don't ask, don't tell" policy fails young lovers.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-06-2004 |
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Tags: Little Black Book, Nick Hurran
Dead Man Walkingnew
Clive Owen stars as the sad, taciturn anchor of this modern film noir by Croupier's Mike Hodges.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
08-06-2004 |
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Everyone's Wild About Bobbynew
Michael Cunningham's novel is the basis for this story of a love triangle in which everyone's in love with Bobby (played by Colin Farrell).
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
08-06-2004 |
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All in a Night's Worknew
Michael Mann returns to his stock-and-trade: the glossy, kinetic crime thriller. Cruise and Foxx may be billed above the title, but the movie’s real star is Los Angeles at night.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
08-06-2004 |
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Tags: Michael Mann, Collateral
